Show bylaws by laws of gold canon lining fining district minutes of a meeting of the miners of gold canon hold held on oil tile the ad day of july A A D 1864 at git cay in the county of ander territory of novada nevada pursuant to a call for a meeting of the miners millers of gold canon mining district such ine meeting eting was held on the ad d day Y of ja july 11 1864 I 1 at tile the house of walter J Edsall Esq in steptoe city nevada territory and john B urmy was as called to the chair and edw ingham was chosen secretary on oil motion a committee of three was appointed to report the order of buin business the committee consisted of hurmon fT d bane and pierce after consideration the committee reported as follows on the order of bu business siness P first i r t the repeal of the laws of the district second the consideration of the bylaws by laws third the election of a recorder the report import re port was accepted and the committee discharged t 1 f on oil motion a atee of five were ani appointed by ti the ic chairman hai to draft a new nev set of bylaws by laws for foi tile the government of claim holders and others in the dis erict the committee consisted of nf N f is John 1 Gor gordon gordet dot 0 F tiller fuller J II 11 ely thos beighel and josiah hosmer after due consideration by the committee appointed for that purpose the following bylaws by laws were made and passed unanimously at a meeting of the claim holders hold ars in gold canon minin mining district lz lander I 1 t ider i co county tinty nevada territory hield at steptoe city in said territory territory Terri tor y and july jilly ad A D 1961 the fl following ol 01 preamble and laws were unanimously adopted for the 20 ve mm 11 eh t of A 1 at t the mining interests of sa s1 said 1 1 I district S I 1 lc f lf whereas it has been the practice and acknowledged right of miners to to 01 forti mini n districts dist ritts tile boundaries lio i d ries making laws rules and regulations for the locating working ano and controlling mines when not in conflict with the constitution of the united states or the laws of the state tn which said mines are sitti situated abed p be it ft resolved SEC thit That the th e mining i ule s heretofore ft existing in this district be and ana steby bete by are repealed SEC 2nd and TF ais dj arft sli shall all be known as the gold canon ca pon mining daiy diy di li tr bricf act and shall be bounded as follows i to wit commencing M at the southeast south east cepl corner I 1 ner 0 of S steptoe city as laid dohn in in a survey of tile the manic same clience th once run nag icing in in a southerly go ai fl Y I 1 y die d iu ec 1 I t ll 11 I 1 eastern base ase of the ste steptoe p to rutn range co of t mountains I 1 ten mil es jj aiu daie ne wt west st toy to the western base of said tile clience nce 11 in a northerly direction along the western base of said mountains twenty miles thence due east to tile eastern base basc of said mountains munt ains and thence in in a southerly direction to the p place a cc of beginning i SEC sn shall shah bea elected for this the tha se secand 0 rid ad day bf anly A 1 D 1864 aw each year thereafter who shall hold 1 his office for one year yea i r unless dinless sooner removed which edil cau only be done as in hereafter prescribed SEC ath 14 aie the duty of the recorder to keep in book ot or books a and truthful record of the proceeding V of all public s on U wms aff t brou yat ht i A tioila A ax tima to him for that thai pi purpose 1 1 I pose but lie aall na notify the party ar or parties requesting t such record accord if such claim interfered i I 1 ilter re e e 8 with or affects the do rights laru ot or interest b of r a prior location and making of such facts appended to the record recording cordi fig the same saine in talo tin order of the their iii being filed he shall keep his books open atall ordinary business hours for the inspection inep of the public ho he shall have the power to appoints app P ointa ta d deputy elb to act ct whis place for wl official bial act lie hes shall hallibe be ru responsible mid it shall 11 ll also alao be the duty of the recorder to doliver deliver to his successor asor in otrice office all books records papers etc belonging b ing to or pertaining to his hig boffl officer icv SEC ath it shall bh be the duty of the recorder corder Ro whenever aliu i application is made to him to record a claim to go gf g f upon the ground measure mo asure accurately said aid claim and erect or cause to be erected a mound of rocks at tic the boiu t of discovery of said claim three feet in diameter and two feet high with a stake in the cent center eror of sufficient height above the mound fur for the notice to bi b posted thereon of said claim chic 1 awid aid notice shall stat stampa pa arti ati the distances and an direction ai of said claim for which service of recording 0 and locating lie shall receive tile the sum slim one 1 rl I dollar and fifty 50 cents jn in the apri currency ency odthe united tates i also t fitly fil ty 50 cents each for alq certificates s furnished aa SEC the recorder elect before entering ensuing 0 upon the duties of his office shall give bonds in the sum of two thousand 2000 dp three t att 1 11 ll j good and sufficient sureties for fir the fi faithful performance of ais d duties ii ties which hichi hi cli shall ishall be ma filed ln in tile the clerks office of ed t the ta ir I 1 county ou n t N of ol 01 t y a ander j nd e r nevada T territory SEC am arn 1 the recorder dop shall keep t os q 0 ich ito i I 1 record a al kllc I 1 cation syl 11 WS N d all aral transfers infers of claims in this district in latter lie shall on oil record all deeds of share claims j presented for that purpose for which lie he shall receive a surn sum not exceeding two dollars in ill each case and all such guch records with itlie necessary revenue stamps affixed shaa jae deemed legal evidence as the ilic case may iray be SEC ec ath all exa i mi of records j li must be made in of tile the recorder er or his deputy SEC OTH notice of all corn pi jai location of i alin 13 gra by it any I 1 i in incisi li vidual or by any company on oil hie file in tile the recorders coders Re office shall be deemed equivalent to a record of tb theo es arne SEC loni rich each claira claimant int shall be ep cn untitled ti titled tied to kold by hundred d feoff on anany any lead or lode in i n this th is district with all its dips ati agles dept depths lip widths shoots offshoots off outcrops and variations and nil the minerals therein contained ille he discoverer and locator of a lead being biti cn titled exta fr discovery SIC 1 ITH the kwake of any ahny leil lead lode or it ledge in the Di deitri district itri ett ris h hall al I 1 b be e entitled kohold on the lead lode or ledge one oae hundred feet for woi working kiar purposes i sico all locati location om t shall bl be made by a written ry notice otice poste df hayem the claim with and the names of al posted pasted on the notice I 1 SEC aver every claim t whether oy by oca bated ca ted by individual or coi company n shall be b e recorded i glnn iliin ten day b g after the date of a location nation lo 80 bmw ott done OD iny cuel cut wd simi OJ V my JB a si L oi funnel shaft or drift in good g faitha shall be considered as being d donie one on oil the claim owned by such person orl company if pro proposed by said person 61 6 1 by b y such auch tunnel IT I 1 cut shaft or drift his or their claim 1 SEC 15 rn 50 60 acts per foott shall I 1 have been expended on the te clait claims nat of any person or any one location claimed by anny knyper pe i sun son or company said claim shall bil considered real estate and not subject to forfeiture forfeit urb except by actual aban i dorment donmen don ment fc SEC every company shall be bei required to sink a hole five feet deep on pach each location on or before the sec ond day of october A D 1864 1 11 and persons perg oils locating claims hereafter shall have three months 0 i 1 i Is in w which aich to perform per forral said labor SEC llin any en d men in the th 91 1 r L military service e of the united states 4 holcli holding ng cladi claims n s in this mining milling district Pi strict pt P I 1 shall hot idiot be required to do any work upon tipon them until nine ninety ty days after tho expiration of his term of service the same tob to V reckoned from the time timea ojE 4 liis discharge 11 from ro 1 rn ifie lie army SEC isril IS ril all claim ho Ii 1 ders in in tm this district shall do the prescribed aki 0 on each cacti 10 cation as a prescribed pi in section fifteen 15 on 0 01 before tt alie I 1 e see sec iohd ad d adny ay iy of july 1865 biej after locators 1 11 s of claims sl ia it have one yoi aci lir ir after date of location locati on in fe i n T i 1 icia do the said work SEC these rules or mining m ining T laws law may be altered and amended b by a ni of bf those present ht at ay any meeting in the district distri bt at tiny any ti mb ar days notice botic 6 oi of ucb si c h in inte t 11 ti 0 afave bee beeri ri si sig five claim holders and published in th tho 0 nearest newspaper in tile the territory and have ben posted in ahr three ee public places in the district sta linga p tw th teine place and ob ic cac odthe of the meeting tr M i a j the next busin etes in order hempf the d tift ofa recorder thia thu edw ingham ing ham ivere were placed I 1 m nomination nation for tile the same when w 11 mr M r r f ond withdrew his name and dinham inham was unanimously elected corder or for the ensuing year a aff JOU JOHN N B URMY ohn chin 4 ew EDW INGHAM secy rf vil 1 |